Britt Marcussen, MD
Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Office
Clinic
Current Positions
- Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
- Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
- Campus Health Officer
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Master of Science in Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resident in Family Practice, St. Francis-Mayo Family Practice Residency, La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Fellow in Sports Medicine, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
Research Interests
- Musculoskeletal Medicine Education for Primary Care
- Antibiotic Stewardship in Athletes
- Gender Issues in Sports
Licenses & Certifications
- State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine
- Family Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Family Medicine
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Iowa
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), American College of Surgeons, Iowa, United States
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association, Iowa
- Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, Iowa
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
- PCSS - MAT Training, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Selected Publications
- Jack Chen, MD; Jennifer Cogburn, MD; Britt Marcussen, MD; and Tyler Slayman, MD Optimizing Athletes’ Recovery: A Review of Vibration Therapy, Compression Garment and Massage. Current Sports Medicine Reports 24(6):p 177-185, June 2025. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001259
- Carr, Lucas J., Marcussen, Britt, Slayman, Tyler, Wu, Yin, & Bond. Dale S.. (2024). Billing for Exercise Is Medicine: An Analysis of Reimbursement Trends for Physical Activity–Related Billing Codes. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0499.
- Maria Bianchi,MD; Britt Marcussen, MD. Trust Your Gut When It Comes To Constipation In Contact Sports Athletes. Brown, S, ed. AMSSM/AOASM Case Study Teaching Tool. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. URL:https://www.amssm.org/trust_your_gut_when_it_com-csa-1188.html?StartPos=0&Part= . Accessed July 31st, 2024.
- Moylan CB, Marcussen B, Carr LJ, Daly JM, Slayman TG. Personal and Professional Physical Activity Practices among Sports Medicine Physicians. Current Sports Med Rep. 2023 Nov 1;22(11):387-394. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001117. PMID: 37921392.
- Tow S, Beasley M, Gray K, Hollows I, Hulme A, Hwu S, Marcussen B, Myers R, Toldi J, Waterbrook A. Establishing Your Sports Medicine Practice: Considerations for Being the Only Non-Operative Sports Medicine Physician in Your Practice.
- Wilz L, Iverson C, Marcussen B. Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in a Construction Worker: A Case Report. Intl Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
- Krill M, Marcussen B. Forearm Pain in a Collegiate Basketball Player
- Erickson R, Krei K, Marcussen B. Perceptions of Care Based on Gender Identity in College Division One Student Athletes,
- Marcussen, Britt L (2024) Screening Patients for Physical Inactivity Helps Identify Patients at risk for Cardiometabolic and Chronic Diseases PCD-24-0149
- Wolf B, Tranovich M, Marcussen B, Powell K, Fleming J, Shaffer M. Team Approach: Treatment of Shoulder Instability in Athletes, JBJS Reviews. Nov 2021, 9(11):e21.00087. PMID: 34757979, doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.21.00087